1954 Ardmore Cardinals Roster
Team Record: 72-67
Finished 4th in the SSL
Manager: Bennie Warren (0-0), Frank Mancuso (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Ardmore, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Cardinal Park
Attendance: 31,690, Avg. 456
Playoffs - Ardmore Cardinals 3 games, Shawnee Hawks 2
Finals - Lawton Braves 4 games, Ardmore Cardinals 0
The Ardmore Cardinals of the Sooner State League ended the 1954 season with a record of 72 wins and 67 losses, finishing fourth in the SSL.
The Cardinals scored 1101 runs, best in the league. Ardmore yielded 976 runs. Gene Green led all regular batters by connecting at a .360 clip. John Gerace topped the team with 14 wins, while Tom Hughes recorded a 4.25 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1954 Ardmore Cardinals who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Tom Hughes, Frank Mancuso, Bennie Warren and Gene Green.
Bennie Warren and Frank Mancuso served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Basco | L | L | March 15, 1935 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Richard Bazinet | L | R | December 26, 1935 | 6'1" | 192 | |
| Warren Bowen | R | November 27, 1930 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Ted Burgess | L | R | September 29, 1936 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Thomas Burns | R | 5'10" | 180 | |||
| Jerry Chadwick | R | 5'11" | 185 | |||
| Dan Chandler | ||||||
| Harvey Cohen | R | R | March 5, 1934 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Billy Deavers | ||||||
| Carl Deck | R | R | May 6, 1936 | 6'1" | 158 | |
| Curtis Douglas | L | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Don Edwards | November 5, 1934 | |||||
| Donald Ford | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| George Gatzman | ||||||
| John Gerace | R | R | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Gene Green | R | R | June 26, 1933 | 6'2" | 200 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Joseph Grimm | ||||||
| Glen Groomes | R | R | November 21, 1930 | 6'0" | 170 | |
| Victor Hanna | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Jim Hicks | R | R | January 7, 1935 | 6'6" | 200 | |
| Rufus Higginbotham | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Charles Hughes | ||||||
| Tom Hughes | L | R | September 13, 1934 | 6'2" | 180 | Ancon, Canal Zone PA |
| Peter Johnson | L | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| William Keppel | R | R | 6'1" | 192 | ||
| Lyle Krall | R | 6'2" | 175 | |||
| Jack Krol | R | R | July 5, 1936 | 5'11" | 175 | Chicago, IL US |
| David Leonard | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Frank Mancuso | R | R | May 23, 1918 | 6'0" | 195 | Houston, TX US |
| Roy Moore | R | R | 5'8" | 155 | ||
| Marcus Morgan | ||||||
| Melvin Nun | ||||||
| Joseph Orlet | ||||||
| Charles Purtle | R | R | September 5, 1935 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Louis Rotola | ||||||
| Ed Schneider | R | R | September 17, 1935 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Charles Simms | L | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Glen Stabelfeld | R | R | September 9, 1930 | 5'11" | 195 | |
| Chuck Staniland | R | R | July 29, 1935 | 6'5" | 210 | Providence, RI US |
| Ted Thiem | L | R | October 2, 1935 | 5'11" | 175 | Oakdale, NE US |
| George Thomas | ||||||
| Robert Umfleet | L | R | 6'0" | 167 | ||
| Robert Wagner | ||||||
| Bennie Warren | R | R | March 2, 1912 | 6'1" | 184 | Elk City, OK US |
| Bob White | L | September 18, 1934 | 6'1" | 180 | Houston, TX US | |
| Jack Wiggins | ||||||
| Matthew Woloszyn | R | 5'7" | 165 | |||
| William Wooten | L | R | 6'2" | 175 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
